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Women's Tennis

Scots Host Kalamazoo, Fall to Hornets, 8-1
Number one singles player Lauren Thompson picks up Alma's only win.

Alma Slips To Albion, 9-0
Scots faced tough MIAA opponent Albion in Lansing.

Scot Spotlight On Lauren Thompson
Alma tennis standout Lauren Thompson answers the latest round of questions.

Spotlight on Women's Tennis Head Coach Chi Ly
Ly answers questions on the rest of the season and his background in tennis.

Spring Trip Review
Young Scots gain experience in Florida

 

Alma College students have the ability to design their own area of academic concentration, with the assistance of a faculty advisor, to meet specific educational or career goals. In recent years, students have graduated with Programs of Emphasis majors in such fields as arts management, archaeology and anthropology, environmental policy and community advocacy, Foreign Service and international law, and music technology and digital media.

 

Coach Profile

Terry Smith

Terry Smith

Smith graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. in Physical Education in 1984. After graduating, Smith got his start in coaching when he was the boy’s basketball coach at Fulton High School while working as a teacher at Ithaca High School. From there he moved to Cedar Springs High School were he coached and taught and won his first district championship in 1987.

The following year, Coach Smith got his first taste of coaching in the college ranks when he was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Ferris State University and was part of the team that won a GLIAC Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA DII Tournament.

After a year at FSU, Coach Smith left for Lake Superior State University where he served for three years as an assistant coach before being promoted to the head coach position in 1991. In five years time, Coach Smith had turned around the LSSU program. In 1996 his team won the first League Championship for LSSU since joining the GLIAC in 1978. During this time, Coach Smith also earned his M.A. in Physical Education from Central Michigan University.